The government is considering changes to immigration laws for residents of Hong Kong and Macau to prevent influence from China, Taipei Times reported.According to a source, the government may remove an optional path to citizenship for these residents and extend the time required for them to qualify for permanent residency.

China's defence ministry said on Thursday that drills which had alarmed Taiwan off its coast were "routine" and the island should stop complaining, as Taipei reported a surge in Chinese military activity,

Taiwan says China violated norms and caused a "high degree of danger" by announcing "live-fire exercises without prior warning" just off its coast.

US President Donald Trump’s confrontational policy toward China in his second term presents more of an opportunity for Taiwan than a threat, Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) said. “The main focus of Trump’s second term is countering China,

China’s military has set up a zone for “live-fire training” about 46 miles (74 kilometers) off the southwestern coast of Taiwan without advance notice, the island’s defense ministry said on Wednesday,

China is flexing its military muscle in the region to show that it will not wait for the Trump administration to decide how hard it wants to counter Beijing.

China’s military buildup in the southern portion of the first island chain poses a serious threat to Taiwan’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply, a defense analyst warned.

China said on Wednesday that Taiwan was seeking to give away the island's semiconductor industry to the United States as a "souvenir" and leverage it to seek political support from Washington.

The threat, delivered by ministry spokesperson Wu Qian during a press conference, has resemblance to a line from the Chinese animated blockbuster 'Ne Zha 2'.

China Thursday questioned the existence of Taiwan's Defense Ministry following reports from Taiwan that over 40 military aircraft were detected Thursday around Taiwan. “How come the Taiwan region has a ‘Ministry of National Defense’?

The State Department removed previous wording on its website about not supporting Taiwan independence, which it said was part of a routine update.